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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
The No. 214 basket - salvaged storage
Remember the No. 3 crate I whitewashed recently? I decided to whitewash it in the grape arbor because there would be no worry about dripping paint and there was the teeniest bit of sunshine shining on it while I was working. Standing there waiting for one coat to dry I looked around and....holy cow! I'd completely forgotten about this locker basket thing I used to have a geranium planted in. It was still full of dirt, it just hadn't had any flowers in it for...oh...two years....*cough* umm....yeah. The dirt got dumped in the garden and the basket got a wipe down and spent a couple days under cover drying out.
Nice rust, huh? :)
Since I still wanted some under-the-bed-storage (and this just fit) I decided a quick clean up and maybe some cloth inside could make it work. I found a scrap of muslin and very roughly measure it, and cut it using the pinking blade on the rotary cutter.
Once stuffed inside the basket the fabric was a bit too free with the flopping about so I needed to secure it in a couple places. A quick punch with a paper hole punch - be aware this won't punch all the way through on all sides, at least mine didn't, but it did make enough of a hole to run some string, ribbon, etc. through.
A length of jute string to keep with my rustic look... (and that includes my hands! Good grief! Lotion, woman!)
Tied secure and no more flopping.
Perfect rustic companions keeping my papers contained and out of sight.
At least I won't be embarrassed to leave these out in the open should I perchance to need the papers!
Nice rust, huh? :)
Since I still wanted some under-the-bed-storage (and this just fit) I decided a quick clean up and maybe some cloth inside could make it work. I found a scrap of muslin and very roughly measure it, and cut it using the pinking blade on the rotary cutter.Once stuffed inside the basket the fabric was a bit too free with the flopping about so I needed to secure it in a couple places. A quick punch with a paper hole punch - be aware this won't punch all the way through on all sides, at least mine didn't, but it did make enough of a hole to run some string, ribbon, etc. through.
A length of jute string to keep with my rustic look... (and that includes my hands! Good grief! Lotion, woman!)
Tied secure and no more flopping.
Perfect rustic companions keeping my papers contained and out of sight.
At least I won't be embarrassed to leave these out in the open should I perchance to need the papers!Shop Announcement: I'll be away from the 5th-15th but I'm leaving my etsy shop open. Since any purchases made in my absence won't be shipped until my return I'm offering free shipping on all orders as a thank you for your patience!
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Sunday, April 4, 2010
Mosaic Monday - Easter edition
In honor of Easter I decided to make my mosaic with a collection of cross necklaces I have. The top left is my Montana Silversmiths necklace, top right is a vintage necklace belonging to my mom. Bottom right is the Jerusalem cross that I bought in Jerusalem, and the bottom left cross belonged to my grandmother (whom I never got to meet) - it's my favorite!Be sure to visit Little Red House for other beautiful mosaics!
Friday, April 2, 2010
A Good Friday trip
Since it's Good Friday it's got me thinking about my trip to Israel in 2000. I shared some of the photos for Mosaic Monday but you can't fit them all and you certainly can't see them as well all scrunched together. So sit back and take a little trip without leaving your desk.
Unearthing some architecture near Caesarea.
The Mediterranean.
A Crusader-era building.
Unearthing some architecture near Caesarea.
The Mediterranean.
A Crusader-era building.
The Gothic arches inside.
Sadly I don't remember the details of every photo I took, so some you just get to look at the pretties without me blabbing about it. 
An ancient paved road.
Mosaic floor.
A beautiful monastery oasis.
A cave at Qumran.
The Wailing Wall.
Sadly I don't remember the details of every photo I took, so some you just get to look at the pretties without me blabbing about it.
An ancient paved road.
Mosaic floor.
A beautiful monastery oasis.
A cave at Qumran.
The Wailing Wall.
Love the flowers!
Walking the ancient streets.
Walking the ancient streets.
Happy Good Friday.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
A morning's adventure
Ahhhhhh this morning the sun was shining bright,
Not a cloud in the sky,
I picked myself a bowl of raspberries and...
Sniffed my blooming carpet of flowers.
Then I enjoyed tea and a book on the deck...
And took a swim in my giant pile of money.
April Fools. ;)
Not a cloud in the sky,
I picked myself a bowl of raspberries and...
Sniffed my blooming carpet of flowers.
Then I enjoyed tea and a book on the deck...
And took a swim in my giant pile of money.April Fools. ;)
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